Last Name FARRANCE

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Meaning The son of Faramond. Faramond, Pharamond, an ancient Teutonic first name. Travellers again had their name from 'fara,' the modern German 'fahren,' and the scarcely disused English to 'fare,' meaning to journey. The most noted instance is Faramund, who, in the guise of Pharamond, is placed at the head of the long-haired Frankish dynasty.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 127,948 (2000 US census)
Count 123 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 98.37%, or 121 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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